Contributors to the Relief of the Poor

1766-1788
2 volumes, no index
Journal entries for all receipts and expenditures, balanced and examined annually in May; a separate account for the erection of the Alms House at Tenth and Pine streets is entered through 1769.
Vol. 1766-1780 holds, in rear, individual accounts concerning ground rents and bonds for 1768-1786
Vol. 1780-1796 holds, in rear, individual accounts of the Alms House Steward, suppliers, and lists of February 1781 and May 1788 of deeds, bonds and papers of Contributors and Overseers of the Poor. The Contributors' Treasurer apparently served also as treasurer to the Overseers (for the Poor Tax which comprised the bulk of poor revenue).
For similar records, 1788-1887, see Guardians of the Poor, Treasurer, Accounts Ledger.
For similar records, 1887-1896, see Bureau of Charities, Accounts.Location: City Archives, 3101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

1783-1788
1 volume, 1 reel (microfilm), no index
Under individual account headings for each legacy are presented journal entries of receipts from it balanced against similar lists of expenditures.
For similar records 1788-1798 and 1841-1852, see Guardians of the Poor, Treasurer, Accounts, Legacies Left to Poor.Location: City Archives, 3101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104